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Japan 5-day Weather Forecast

Day Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Fukui Mostly cloudy and humid

Mostly cloudy and humid 26℃/17℃

 Morning showers; cloudy, humid

Morning showers; cloudy, humid 24℃/13℃

 Sunny, pleasant and less humid

Sunny, pleasant and less humid 26℃/16℃

 Cloudy with downpours in the afternoon

Cloudy with downpours in the afternoon 25℃/16℃

 Cloudy

Cloudy 20℃/12℃
Tsuruga Partly sunny, a shower or two; humid

Partly sunny, a shower or two; humid 26℃/18℃

 Downpours in the a.m.; cloudy and humid

Downpours in the a.m.; cloudy and humid 22℃/14℃

 Partly sunny, warmer and less humid

Partly sunny, warmer and less humid 27℃/17℃

 Rain and a t-storm in the p.m.; cooler

Rain and a t-storm in the p.m.; cooler 24℃/17℃

 Cloudy

Cloudy 21℃/13℃

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A frenetic diplomatic schedule looms for Japan’s next leader — whomever that may be
As horse-trading and speculation surge over who will be elected the next prime minister in parliament — the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Sanae Takaichi or a possible candidate put forward by a unified opposition — Japan’s next leader will be confronted with a quick succession of key diplomatic events.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
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‘Save the Ring’ calls intensify as Osaka Expo’s end nears
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